Chemical Analysis

The Applied Polymer Research Center is equipped with a wide variety of modern instrumentation for the identification and characterization of thermoplastics, thermosets, and additives.

Typical Projects

• Compound Reconstruction (reverse engineering)
• Bloom and inclusion identification
• Additives ID: plasticizers, antioxidants, antiozonants
• Polymer type
• Molecular weight distribution

Chromatography Instrumentation

• HPLC: Varian Model 240 High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph
• GC: Varian CP-3800 Gas Chromatograph
• GC/MS: Thermo Fisher Focus DSQII
• GPC: Waters 515 Pump with 2414 Refractometer for THF/DMF/Toluene

Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy Instrumentation

• Thermo Electron Nicolet 4700 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer
• SensIR Technologies DuraScope ATR

NMR Instrumentation (available in collaboration with the Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory)

• 1 - Varian INOVA 750 MHz (Solid + Liquid)
• 2 - Varian NMRS 500 MHz (Solid + Liquid)
• 1 - Varian INOVA 400 MHz (Liquids)
• 2 - Varian Mercury 300 MHz (Liquids)
• 1 - Varian INOVA 200 MHz (Solids)
• 1 - Chemagnetics 200 MHz (Solids)

Miscellaneous Equipment

• Mettler Toledo DL31 Water Analyzer
• Buchi Rotavapor
• Melt Flow Index Instrument
• Brookfield Viscometers

Give us a call and we will discuss your needs!